Under the agreements, signed during a visit to Vietnam by
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rosneft will allow
Petrovietnam to explore for hydrocarbons in the Pechora Sea in
the Arctic off northwest Russia, a rare move to allow access to
a foreign firm.

Rosneft and Petrovietnam also signed a pact on possible
purchase of a stake in Continental Shelf block 14-105, without
giving details.